The head of the slain Swedish king Karl XII, killed in 1718 by an unknown projectile while leading his troops during a siege in Norway. This photo was taken during a 1917 autopsy.

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  1. I originally posted it in r/wtf (It is gloriously repulsive, as bfits its community), but thought that maybe this subreddit’d take greater interest!

  2. He was shot ta Fredriksten fortress in Halden Norway, my hometown.. The fortress hs been tried taken 6 times by the swedes but never councered.

  3. Kan rekommendera ett besök på Livrustkammaren. Där kan man se hatten han hade på sig med kulhålet rakt igenom.

  4. Blev säkert skjuten av sina egna . Efter alla hans förlorade krig så måste de ha varit rätt så krigströtta.

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